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Cecilia Lenzen is a former freelance writer for the Daily Dot.

Cecilia Lenzen

‘Those who were on my private story were not surprised I quit’: TikToker exposes ‘toxic’ working environment at Ulta Beauty

Dan Latu is a freelance journalist writing about the internet and culture. Previously, his work has appeared in the Real Deal and Columbia News Service.

Dan Latu

‘I have bills due’: Customer allegedly scams Instacart driver, tries to steal his earnings (updated)

Dana Ysabel Dela Cruz (they/she) is a Brooklyn-based writer, educator, and grad student at the Pratt Institute School of Information. Their work has appeared in the Santa Barbara Independent, Huffington Post, and AsAmNews.

Dana Ysabel Dela Cruz

Nobody will delivery to you. That's why food sits and your order gets cancelled.

‘That’s why food sits and your order gets canceled’: DoorDash driver declines low-paying order in viral TikTok, sparking debate (updated)

Alexandra Samuels is a national political reporter and contributor to the Daily Dot, where she started as an intern covering politics in the summer of 2016. She enjoys all things Marvel, keeping up with the latest TikTok trends, long walks with her pup, and reading murder-mystery novels.

Alexandra Samuels

TikToker says Target Starbucks workers make more money for less work than corporate baristas, sparking debate

When you're 17, your manager gets fired, and every one else calls in sick so you show up to an empty coffee stand and have to run it and close by yourself for 3 hours.

‘Three people’s jobs and I’m only getting paid as one’: Teen says she had to run a Starbucks alone in viral TikTok (updated)

Tricia Crimmins is a former Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election.

Tricia Crimmins

A Staarbucks employee orders a drink on his day off, and his manager asks him to come into work.

‘Come clock in?’: Viral TikTok of Starbucks worker being asked to work on day off sparks debate

Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

Rachel Kiley

‘This jack in the box not a bank’: Cashier says customers are ‘still a**holes’ about coin shortages in viral TikTok

‘The animals in that store [treat] the people who worked there like sh*t’: Apple employees strike on Christmas Eve after spitting incident

Moises Mendez II is a recent graduate from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. He is a freelance journalist based in New York City writing about everything from music to LGBTQ issues.

Moises Mendez II

‘Might as well close and go home’: Wendy’s worker complains about holiday understaffing in viral TikTok, sparking debate

In a viral TikTok, plates are seen strewn all over the floor of a restaurant kitchen after a worker quits.

‘That’s why we need to treat employees better’: Restaurant worker trashes kitchen before quitting, sparking debate on TikTok

Clara is a full-time digital nomad writing about culture, food, and music. Her work has been featured in publications such as Refinery29, the Austin Chronicle, USA Today, and NiceKicks. She aims to be quicker on her feet than Borat&#8217;s lawyers.

Clara Wang

‘They treat their employees so bad’: Five Below worker receives keychain as reward for hard work, sparking debate

Kahron Spearman is a journalist, copywriter, and host of “Discovery with Kahron Spearman” on KAZI 88.7.

Kahron Spearman

‘They be so quick to discipline’: Whataburger worker says he was docked $250 from his paycheck after missing 1 day of work

teacher explains why she quit her job in viral tiktok

‘I simply can’t survive like this’: Teacher quits over unlivable pay, documents students’ reaction in viral TikTok

‘This is how tired our workers are’: Viral TikTok shows Texas Roadhouse employee fainting from hunger during shift

Two cooks work tirelessly behind the stacks of bowls and containers

Labor